Basil H. Johnston

Paul Murphy (University of Manitoba)

Ed. by Renate Eigenbrod, University of Manitoba
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.1.5: Indigenous Writing and Culture of North America - Canada.
Vol. editors: Joshua Bartlett (High Point University), Renate Eigenbrod (University of Manitoba), Sarah Henzi (Simon Fraser University), Padraig Kirwan (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Glen Nichols (Mount Allison University), Wendy Roy (University of Saskatchewan), Denis Salter (McGill University), Karis Shearer (University of British Columbia)

Dates

Born 13 Jul 1929
Died 8 Sep 2015
Activity 1949-2012

Places

Born in Canada
Active in Canada

Cultural Identities

First Nations/Indigenous Canadian

Activities

Primary

Essayist
Story-writer

Resources

Johnston's Works

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Anishinaubae author Basil H. Johnston, the eldest of Rufus and Mary’s [nee Tobey /Lafreniere] five children, was born on 13 July 1929 at Parry Island, located on the eastern shore of Georgian Bay in south central Ontario, Canada. Johnston and his family stayed at Parry Island, his mother’s reserve, until, in 1936, they relocated to his father’s reserve, Cape Croker, on the western side of Georgian Bay. Johnston remained at Cape Croker where he received primary education until 1939, when he and his youngest sister Gladys were removed to residential school (note 1): Johnston to St. Peter Claver’s Residential School for Indian Boys, later renamed the Garnier Residential School, and Gladys to St. Joseph’s Residential School for Indian Girls located in Spanish, Ontario.

Johnston was

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Citation: Murphy, Paul. "Basil H. Johnston". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 05 January 2014 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=2388, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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